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Quetzalxochitl f NahuatlMeans "feather flower" or "precious flower", from Nahuatl
quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and
xochitl "flower".
Quilaztli f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, NahuatlMeans "she who creates plants, she who makes vegetables grow" in Nahuatl, from
quilitl "edible herbs and vegetables" and the instrumental suffix
-huaztli. This was the name of an Aztec creation deity, the patron of midwives, as well as a title or alternative name for the goddess
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Quilla f Inca Mythology (Hispanicized)Hispanicized form of
Killa. In Inca mythology Mama Quilla or Mama Killa was the goddess of the moon, worshipped in particular by women and often represented by a disc made of either gold or silver... [
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Quimich m & f NahuatlMeans "mouse" in Nahuatl, a nickname for a child.
Quintessa f African American (Rare)Variant of
Quintella inspired by the word
quintessence, meaning "the fifth element", "aether". According to Medieval science, the quintessence was the material that filled the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere... [
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Quintessence f English (Rare)This name comes from the word that can mean "a thing that is the most perfect example of its type" or, in its literal sense, "fifth essence." The word is derived from Middle French
quinte essence, which is, ultimately originated from Medieval Latin
quinta essentia, a combination of Latin
quinta, the feminine equivalent of
quintus meaning "five," and
essentia meaning "essence."
Quirentia f ObscureAnna Quirentia Nilsson, better known as Anna Q. Nilsson, was a well-known Swedish-born silent movie actress. She was given her middle name because she was born on March 30, the feast day of
Quirinus of Neuss.
Quiritis f Roman MythologyMost likely derived from Latin
quiritis, the genitive form of
quiris, a Sabine word meaning "spear". Quiritis was a Sabine goddess of motherhood, later equated with the goddess
Juno.
Quisara f TheatreOrigin uncertain. This was used for the title character in John Fletcher's play 'The Island Princess' (written ca. 1619-1621): a princess of Tidore (an Islamic state in Indonesia) who vows to marry the man who frees her brother, the king, who has recently been captured by a local rival.
Quiselpoo f Indigenous AmericanThe name of an Akokisa woman, recorded in a mission record (the Akokisa being an extinct Native American tribe in what is now Texas). It has been suggested that the name could mean "full moon woman", in part from Atakapa
ki.c "woman".
Quisqueya f Spanish (Caribbean)From a Taíno name for the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which is made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It has been applied poetically to the Dominican Republic since the Restoration War in the 1860s, and appears in its national anthem (sometimes known as 'Valiant Quisqueyans')... [
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Quji m & f YiMeans "silver origin" in Yi.
Qulla Nayra f AymaraFrom the Aymara
qulla meaning "medicine, remedy" and
nayra meaning "eyes".
Qulla Panqara f AymaraFrom the Aymara
qulla meaning "medicine, remedy" and
panqara meaning "flower".
Qulla Uma f AymaraFrom the Aymara
qulla meaning "medicine, remedy" and
uma meaning "water".
Qullqi Titi f AymaraFrom the Aymara
qullqi meaning "silver, money" and
titi meaning "wildcat".
Qumral f AzerbaijaniMeans "reddish-yellow, light-brown; chestnut-coloured" in Azerbaijani.
Qumriqiz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
qumri meaning "turtledove" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Qumulhan f Karachay-BalkarFrom Karachay-Balkar
къумлу (qumul) meaning "coastal, sandy" and the Turkic title
khan meaning "king, ruler".
Qun m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 群
(qún) meaning "group, crowd, numerous, many", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Qunaqbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
ҡунаҡ (qunaq) meaning "guest" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Qunduzoy f UzbekDerived from
qunduz meaning "otter" and
oy meaning "moon".
Qunhua f ChineseFrom Chinese 群 (
qun) meaning "group, crowd, numerous, many", and 华 (
hua) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese". Other Chinese characters can also form this name.
Qunoot m & f Arabic“It is meant in multiple meanings: such as obedience, humility, prayer, supplication, worship, standing, long standing, and silence. In Islam"... [
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Qupanuk f GreenlandicOne of the many names in Greenlandic meaning "snow bunting". This is the name of Greenlandic influencer Qupanuk Olsen, better known as 'Q's Greenland'.
Quqi m & f YiMeans "silver leaf" in Yi.
Quratulain f Arabic, PakistaniFrom Arabic قرة العين, variously transcribed as
Qurat-ul-Ain or
Qurratu'l-`Ayn, meaning "solace, consolation of the eyes" (sometimes "coolness of the eyes"). This was a title of Fátimih Baraghání, a 19th-century poet and theologian of the Bábí religion in Iran who has been described as "the first women's suffrage martyr".... [
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Qurbongul f UzbekDerived from
qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Qurbonjon f UzbekDerived from
qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Qurbonoy f UzbekDerived from
qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and
oy meaning "moon".
Qurbonposhsha f UzbekDerived from
qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and
poshsha , an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Qurbonshakar f UzbekDerived from
qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and
shakar meaning "sugar, candy, sweets".
Qurbonsuluv f UzbekDerived from
qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Quri f QuechuaDerived from Quechua
quri meaning "gold".
Qurit'ika f QuechuaDerived from Quechua
quri meaning "gold" and
t'ika meaning "flower".
Qurrat al-ʿAyn f Arabic, Iranian (?)Means "solace/consolation to the eyes" in Arabic. This was the title of Fatimah Baraghani, a 19th-century Persian poet, theologian and reformer (compare
Táhirih).
Qutlibibi f UzbekDerived from
qutli meaning "blessed, full of blessings" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Qutlijamol f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
qutli meaning "blessed, full of blessings" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Qutluay f AzerbaijaniPossibly from the Ottoman Turkish
قوتلو (kutlu, qutlu) meaning "fortunate, lucky" and
ay meaning "moon".
Qutluğ m & f Medieval TurkicDerived from the Old Turkic adjective
qutluğ meaning "blessed, fortunate" as well as "happy".
Qutlugh f Medieval MongolianEtymology uncertain. This was the Mongol personal name of Princess Supreme Jeguk, who was the wife of Chungnyeol of Goryeo.
Quvie f YiMeans "silver flowers" in Yi.
Quyakusi f QuechuaMeans "happy queen" in Quechua, from
quya "queen" and
kusi "happy, joyful".
Quyllurit’i f QuechuaDerived from Quechua
quyllur meaning "star" and
rit'i meaning "snow". This is a famous Peruvian religious festival.
Quyoshoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
quyosh meaning "sun, sunlight" and
oy meaning "moon".
Raadhi f OdiaMeans "achievement; success" in Odia.
Raamla f African AmericanIn the case of American television writer Raamla Mohamed she was named after a little girl who had the same name her mom later added an extra a so her name could be pronounced correctly
Raanu m & f IndianRaanu was the Agori leader of the Fire Tribe.
Raati f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)Means "liberal; bestowing" in many Indian languages.
Rabea f GermanMeaning unknown. This name became popular in Germany in the early 1970s, due to Rabea Hartmann (born in 1947), a German TV personality.
Rabeb f ArabicAlternate transcription of Arabic رباب (see
Rubab) chiefly used in North Africa.
Rabege f Medieval EnglishMeaning uncertain. This was used in the south of England in the latter half of the 16th century.
Rabekkah f English (Rare)A spelling of
Rebecca which seems to have been used in the 1600s and 1700s, and was apparently revived in the late 1990s.
Rabgay m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan རབ་རྒྱས
(rab-rgyas) meaning "very broad, very wide", derived from རབ
(rab) meaning "very, extremely" and རྒྱས
(rgyas) meaning "extensive, broad, wide".
Rabuno f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (rabu) meaning "love, affection" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Raburi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
rabu) meaning "love, affection" combined with 璃 (
ri) meaning "glassy" or 莉 (
ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 里 (
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Racana f TeluguMeans "arranging, composing", "stringing flowers" or "weaving wreathes" in Telugu.
Rada f ThaiMeans "delight, joy" in Thai.
Radburg f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Radegund f Germanic, HistoryVariant of
Radgund. Radegund lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of Berthar/Bertachar, one of the three kings of Thuringia. She later became the second wife of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.
Radgard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
rât "counsel." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Radgild f GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Radgund f GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Old High German
gund "war."
Radhild f GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Radiance f & m EnglishFrom Latin
radiare +
-ance. From the English word, defined as "the light or heat as emitted or reflected by something" or "great happiness", occasionally used as a given name.